Systems and methods of managing hardware systems in a retail point-of-sale management network
Granted: August 13, 2024
Patent Number:
12062028
In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided a retail point-of-sale (POS) hardware management system, comprising: an intermediary system control circuit configured to execute computer program modules comprising a hardware management module configured to operate as an intermediary module between multiple different sets of client POS systems, a plurality of different sets of hardware systems configured to be engaged by the client POS systems, and a plurality of shared resource…
Systems and methods of identifying products through portable scanning
Granted: August 13, 2024
Patent Number:
12061950
Some embodiments product identifying systems comprising: a scanner control circuit; an imaging system; a display; and a memory storing a product identifier module executed by the control circuit to: detect, through a series of images, a machine-readable identifier pattern; control the display to render the series of images on the display; activate a scan timer having a scan duration; render, on the display, a scan timer graphic overlaid on a subset of the series of images and…
Systems and methods for projecting action indicators
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12051320
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to projecting action indicators on items in a retail facility. In some embodiments, a system comprises an image capture device configured to capture an image of a shelving unit, a control circuit configured to identify items located in the shelving unit, determine an action item for an item located in the shelving unit, identify boundaries of the item, and generate an action image including an action indicator based…
Automated integration system
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12051097
Automated integration systems and methods using a broker system to enable the integration of a user's stored online session with a current session on a computing device in a physical facility are discussed.
System and methods for tracking an item in a distributed environment
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12051042
A method for tracking an item in a distributed environment is provided. At least one node in a network adds a new block to a first cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a first sequence of blocks that is stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the first cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a component identifier and a hash of a previous block in the first sequence of blocks. The at least one node in the network adds a new…
Distributed sensor system and method for inventory management and predictive replenishment
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12051040
An system and a method for scoring products viewed by a user prior to making a purchase decision and also identify the products considered most before ultimately purchasing. The system uses sensors placed on the shelves to identify the item viewed before making a purchase decision and also track the time spent per decision. The tracking will allow viewed and ultimately bought scores and item similarity scores to be determined. The scores in conjunction with point-of-sale terminal data to…
Systems and methods for vehicle routing
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12051036
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and cause the one or more processors to perform receiving one or more orders comprising a list of one or more pallets; grouping each pallet of the one or more pallets into one or more groups using one or more respective qualities of each respective pallet; for each group of the one or more groups, building one…
Systems and methods for data validation
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12050550
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to validating migrated data. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for validating migrated data including a control circuit configured to migrate data from a first database platform to a second database platform and validate the migrated data. The control circuit configured to transmit a message indicating a mismatch in response to a determination that a first single aggregated hash value does not match…
Adjustable truck compartment system
Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number:
12049194
An example adjustable truck compartment is described. The truck compartment includes a first side wall including a first guiding rail extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and a second side wall disposed opposite from the first side wall, the second side wall including a second guiding rail extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the second side wall. The truck compartment includes a rear wall coupled to the distal ends of the first and second side walls to…
Systems and methods for network incident management
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12047260
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for network incident management. A method for network incident management comprises aggregating network metrics associated with a monitored network in a historical network data database, identifying incidents based on the network metrics, generating a training data set based on the network metrics and the incidents, wherein the training data set comprises time series of network metrics as training input and incidents as labels,…
System and method for fulfilling prescriptions
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12046340
A control circuit applies images obtained from the mobile electronic device to a trained model and responsively receiving prescription information. The prescription information indicates contents of the prescription, whether a prescription transfer is needed, and whether a prescription refill is needed. The control circuit determines an action based upon an analysis of the prescription information. The action is taken to electronically instruct a human or robot to fulfill the…
Apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for facilitating electronic webpage purchases
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12045869
A webpage serving system is provided and generally includes a server and a computing device. The server may receive a webpage data request for a webpage from the computing device. In response, the server may transmit data identifying a webpage that allows a plurality of items to be added to an online shopping cart in one transaction. The data may include a document, such as an HTML document, based on the type of webpage requested. The document may include instructions to download a…
System and method for presenting tire-related information to customers
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12045866
A cloud-based system for use by retail store employees or customers at any location to facilitate the sale of automotive tires to consumers is provided. The system accesses multiple independent tire inventory systems from different distributors/manufacturers and provides a personalized set of recommendation tire options and accompanying TPMS service packs.
Systems and methods of implementing a distributed retail point-of-sale hardware management network
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12045792
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to establish retail point-of-sale (POS) hardware management systems, comprising: an intermediary system control circuit configured to execute computer program modules comprising: a hardware management module configured to operate as an intermediary module between multiple different sets of client POS systems, a plurality of different sets of hardware systems, and a plurality of shared resource applications. The…
Autonomous storage and retrieval tower
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12045769
Method and systems for an autonomous storage and retrieval tower integrated with a fulfillment system.
Temperature-controlled receiving tunnel
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12043160
Examples provide a system for a temperature-controlled receiving tunnel. A main body includes an interior compartment and a set of adjustable bulkheads configured to create a set of temperature-controlled zones within the interior compartment. A set of cooling devices are configured to adjust an internal temperature of the set of temperature-controlled zones within the interior compartment. A control device analyzes dynamic truck delivery data and ambient temperature data to generate a…
Methods and apparatus for determining item affinities associated with online chat sessions
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12039587
In some examples, at least one processor executes instructions to, during a chat session, obtain, from a computing device of a first user, session data associated with the chat session and a first user, obtain a first set of data identifying a set of price drop items associated with the chat session, and obtain a second set of data identifying a set of attribute values associated with one or more attribute features of each item type. Based on the first set of data and the second set of…
Systems and methods for query engine analysis
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12038975
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, perform: receiving historical in-session user activity information; receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device, a partial search query from a user; analyzing the partial search query based on the historical in-session user activity information using one or more query suggestion…
Predictive demand-based produce ripening system
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12035740
Examples provide a fruit ripening rack having a plurality of chambers for on-site produce ripening at a retail location. A controller component generates predicted demand for ripened fruit on a selected date at a selected location based on transaction history data and/or seasonal demand. The controller component calculates the quantity of fruit based on the predicted demand. The controller component determines conditions within each chamber to accelerate ripening of the calculated…
Perceived value attribution model
Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number:
12033179
A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: tracking touchpoints by a user over a first time period; after receiving an order, determining, using a machine-learning model, a respective contribution of each of the touchpoints, wherein the machine-learning model is trained to predict a probability of the user placing the order during a second time…
